Jazz in the West Midlands, June 29th - July 5th 2026.

Monday, June 29, 2026

A roundup of jazz, funk & soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area. Listings supplied by Dave Fuller of Music Spoken Here, Worcester.

The Week Ahead
A roundup of jazz, funk and soul gigs to check out this week in the West Midlands area.

Monday 29

Cheltenham Jazz Club: The Gareth Williams & Dave Green Duo
The Victory Club Ballroom, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY

Jazz Pan Pan *
Pan-Pan, 25D Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL

Wednesday 1 July

Bedford Street Jazz Jam *
Bedford Street Bar, 4 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5DY

Candlelight Jazz Club: Howard Gregory / Joe Masterston / Simon Smith / Miles Levin
Fletcher’s Bar & Eatery, 7 York Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA

Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club: Mark Challinor’s Wabash Jazz Band
Boldmere Sports & Social Club, 323 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HQ

Henry Newman Jazz Experience
The Trumpet, 58 High Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 0EP

Thursday 2

Alsager Jazz Club: Jack Pearce with the Joe Frost Trio
The Thirteen Club, Cedar Avenue, Alsager ST7 2PH

Fargo Jazz Jam featuring Mark Armstrong
Unit 5 Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED

Damage
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Friday 3

The Bad Plus
Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

Birmingham Jazz: Eddie Parker’s Airborn
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE

Groove Cartel
The Blue Piano, 24-26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, B15 3AA

Jazz at The Merryfellow: Nicolas Meier
The Merryfellow, 2 School Road, Cheltenham GL53 8AU

Tomorrow’s Warriors presents David Kayode
The Goods Shed, Station Approach, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3AP

Midnight City Soul Band
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX

Jazz Fridays with the Moloney Trio
Gallery Foyer, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

Celebrating Nat King Cole with the Down For The Count Swing Orchestra
Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

Panic Bear
The Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Swing From Paris
Isbourne Arts Centre, High St, Winchcombe, Cheltenham GL54 5LJ

Saturday 4

MAC’s Vintage Jazz Jam
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

The Collective
The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, Birmingham B3 1QU

Sunday 5

Chris Gibbons
Southbound Cafe & Bar, Unit 12 Victoria Business Centre, Leamington Spa CV31 2AZ

Singin ’n’ Swingin with the Garry Allcock Trio
Tower of Song, 107 Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3JX

SwingShift10 featuring Paul Drakeley and Tobie Carpenter
Jaguar Social Club, Fenton Road,  Coventry CV5 9PS

Jazz-a-matazz: Rich Bennet’s New Orleans All Stars
The Ansty Club, Grove Road, Coventry CV7 9JD

Moonlight Serenade - A Glenn Miller Tribute
The Garden Bar, 6 Bridge Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV15 6A

Come Sunday Jazz Dance Session (DJ sets)
The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP

* Indicates known regular event but no line-up published by the promoter at time of writing.

Have a great week!
Dave Fuller
Instigator, Music Spoken Here
http://www.musicspokenhere.club